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Karl von Terzaghi, Austrian geologist and engineer (died 1963)

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Karl von Terzaghi

Austrian geotechnical engineer known as the "father of soil mechanics"

Karl von Terzaghi was an Austrian mechanical engineer, geotechnical engineer, and geologist known as the "father of soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering".
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October 2

Day of the year

October 2 is the 275th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 90 days remain until the end of the year.
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